Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 130 [129] You're not blind.

Chen Xingzhu looked at Song Zhiyu, and the two girls exchanged glances. When Xiao Guai saw that Song Zhiyu had stopped swinging her shoelaces, she came over and tugged at the shoelaces with her paws.

Song Zhiyu still didn't react. Xiao Guai looked at her, then bit the other end of the shoelace and moved closer to Chen Xingzhu.

This small action seemed to break something. Chen Xingzhu looked away, took the shoelace from Xiao Guai's mouth, and Song Zhiyu put down the piece she was holding. Chen Xingzhu gently tossed it off the bed.

Little Guai immediately pounced down to grab it.

During this time, the group bought it some toys and cat wands, but the little guy's favorite thing was actually the shoelace that Xu Jinhuan contributed.

"I know."

Chen Xingzhu lowered her eyes, looked at Xiao Guai chasing around, and said softly, "You two seem to have a very good relationship."

"correct."

Song Zhiyu nodded and said casually with a smile, "Sister Xingzhu doesn't know, but my aunt was actually adopted by my grandparents."

Chen Xingzhu was taken aback, turned to look at her, her clear and bright eyes filled with astonishment, which then turned into a look of realization.

"...However, my dad and aunt have always had a very good relationship, otherwise my aunt and uncle would not have let me move in."

Song Zhiyu briefly explained her family situation, then said with a smile, "When I first returned to China, my brother mentioned you and said you were even prettier than me, so I was a little hostile towards you. But after getting to know you over this period of time, I've found that you are indeed a very nice person. I apologize for my rudeness a few days ago."

Chen Xingzhu shook her head: "It's nothing."

"I won't do that again."

Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly, "I won't cause any more trouble, and I won't deliberately be a third wheel anymore. You two can handle your own affairs."

Chen Xingzhu smiled and nodded: "Okay."

"Then you go to sleep for a while, I'm going out."

Song Zhiyu stood up and said, "Little Darling will stay here with you."

Chen Xingzhu's cool and aloof expression still wore a faint smile: "Mm."

Song Zhiyu took her phone and iPad and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her. The sweet smile on her face vanished instantly.

She frowned subconsciously, puffed out her cheeks as usual, and then saw that Xu Jinhuan's door was closed. She held her breath, pricked up her ears, and listened quietly, but heard nothing. So she put on a stern face, took her tablet and phone, and went to the living room.

Almost at the same moment the door closed, the faint smile on Chen Xingzhu's face disappeared, and she reverted to her usual cold expression.

She believed that what Song Zhiyu said was true and that she hadn't lied, but she didn't believe a single word of her final statement!

Just like when I was a child, my parents often argued and said they wanted to get a divorce, but they never actually got a divorce. However, before they actually got a divorce, they hardly ever argued.

This made her think that the book's statement, "Those who truly want to leave are often silent, while those who constantly talk about leaving are often reluctant to leave," made a lot of sense.

If Song Zhiyu were truly as she claimed, she wouldn't treat Xu Jinhuan this way, and she wouldn't need to tell herself that she and Xu Jinhuan are not related by blood.

If she really wants to be with Xu Jinhuan, and wants to be treated like Xu Jinhuan's younger sister, wouldn't that be better?

Thinking about this, Chen Xingzhu suddenly felt her cheeks burning, and belatedly realized something:
When did I start to be able to think so naturally about "being with Xu Jinhuan"?

She gently touched her burning cheeks, composed herself, and hesitated for two seconds before unlocking her phone to read the message from Kong Lingyu:

“Yunxue is still young and doesn’t know any better. You are the older sister, so don’t take it to heart.”

"Mom also made mistakes; she shouldn't have let Yunxue talk like that. But what you did today was also wrong. How could you be so intimate with a male classmate?"

"Xingzhu, you have to be responsible for your own life. You can't start dating right before you're in your senior year of high school and it will affect your studies."

Then came two voice messages. She gently clicked on them and heard Kong Lingyu's sighing voice:

"Xingzhu, Mom knows you're feeling wronged, but it's hard for Mom too."

"Find a place to eat lunch, get some rest, and adjust your mood so it doesn't affect your afternoon exam."

After listening, Chen Xingzhu typed a message asking her, "We agreed before that you didn't need to pick me up, so why did you suddenly come to pick me up again?"

Kong Lingyu quickly replied, "Your sister said there's enough time and she's calling you home for dinner." Chen Xingzhu asked, "Do you think she asked you to bring her to see me while I was taking my exam because she wanted to encourage me?"

Kong Lingyu did not reply.

Chen Xingzhu switched to Do Not Disturb mode again, put down her phone, covered her face with both hands, and sat on the edge of the bed for a long time without moving.

After a long while, Xiao Guai rubbed against her thigh and gently meowed.

Chen Xingzhu wiped away the tears that had rolled down her cheeks without her noticing, then took out two tissues to wipe away the tears and tear stains. She took off her shirt, hugged Xiao Guai, and lay down against the edge of the bed.

She turned her head to look at Xiao Guai, and suddenly asked in a soft voice, "Xiao Guai, you're so little, where's your mother?"

On a quiet afternoon when the weather was getting hot, in a girl's room that wasn't particularly fancy or luxurious, the girl's soft voice rippled out like water.

"She doesn't want you anymore?"
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Xu Jinhuan fiddled with the data for a while, then remembered to check the advertising revenue. Today it finally broke 1,000 yuan, reaching 1167.9 yuan.

"Hurry up and send the money."

Xu Jinhuan sighed and checked his bank card account information again. He was still a minor, but his ID card showed he was older, and he had opened a bank account a long time ago. There were no problems with the procedures.

I even went to the bank to check my bank card status, just in case I didn't receive the money.

He set an alarm, slept for half an hour, and when he was woken up by the alarm, he opened the door to find that his parents had already gone to work. Song Zhiyu was holding an iPad, leaning against the sofa, tapping the screen with her fingers, seemingly chatting with someone.

She stayed home all day, wearing a pale yellow dress. Although there was no one else in the living room, her posture was still quite elegant. She crossed her legs, revealing a section of her snow-white calves, which were shapely, straight, and had beautiful lines. Her two fair and tender feet were still bare, one in a slipper and the other dangling gently in the air, with her big toe moving around, twisting and turning, looking very agile.

Xu Jinhuan glanced at Song Zhiyu from the protruding corner of the room, but didn't call out to her. He turned and went into the bathroom. After washing up, he gently knocked on Song Zhiyu's door and called out, "Time to get up!"

Chen Xingzhu's voice came from inside very quickly: "Coming."

"It's okay, don't worry."

Xu Jinhuan comforted her again, then turned and went back to the living room.

Song Zhiyu was still holding her iPad and leaning back on the sofa, but her posture had become more casual and dignified. Her legs were together, and her feet were in slippers. She no longer crossed her legs and wiggled her toes.

Xu Jinhuan chuckled to herself, then walked over and saw clean grapes on the coffee table. Next to her was a trash can filled with grape skins and seeds.

Xu Jinhuan broke off a banana and asked symbolically, "Want some?"

"Don't eat."

Song Zhiyu didn't even look up, still staring at the "Three-Body Problem" novel on the iPad screen. "Is Sister Xingzhu awake?"

"Just got up."

Chen Xingzhu's voice came from behind, "I'm going to wash my face."

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu quickly finished washing up, scooped the cat litter for Xiao Guai, fed it a cat treat, and then reluctantly said goodbye to it before carrying her small bag and going downstairs with Xu Jinhuan.

Goodbye, Sister Xingzhu!

Song Zhiyu saw Chen Xingzhu to the door, bidding her farewell with a sweet smile. Even as Chen Xingzhu turned to go downstairs, she maintained her sweet smile.

Chen Xingzhu looked up at the corner of the stairs. The two girls looked at each other, one smiled and the other smiled sweetly, gesturing to each other. Then Chen Xingzhu lowered her head and went downstairs, her figure blocked by the stairs.

The smile on Song Zhiyu's face vanished instantly. She gave a soft hum, turned around, closed the door, and went home.

"Little rascal, do you like that pretty lady from earlier?"

Xiao Guai was right next to her. Song Zhiyu tried to catch it but failed, so she asked it in a huff, "I definitely like it, but do you like it more, or do you like me more because I'm prettier?"

Little Guai looked at her innocently and blinked her big, round eyes.

"Okay, I knew you liked me more!"

Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly at it, "You're not blind, unlike some people... right?"

(End of this chapter)